The Correspondence of Philip K. Dick

Jan 29, 2015 | Videos

Philip K. Dick was married to his third wife Anne Williams Rubinstein from 1 April 1959 to October 1965. Long after their divorce, in mid-1973, Anne burned most of their earlier correspondence, but they renewed contact in December 1973. The ultimate fruit of this was her biography, Search for Philip K. Dick, 1928–1982; A Memoir and Biography of the Science Fiction Writer (Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1995). The correspondence includes a copy of the famous “Tagore” letter written by Philip K. Dick in 1981, a 2-page photocopied letter from PKD to Edmund Meskys, editor of the fanzine Niekas, which was mailed to perhaps 85 or so correspondents, following a revelation that PKD had in September 1981.

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